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"Washington Square Review, an award-winning journal of new fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translations, and interviews, is published biannually by the students and faculty of the NYU Graduate Creative Writing Program."

"Washington Square Review, an award-winning journal of new fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translations, and interviews, is published biannually by the students and faculty of the NYU Graduate Creative Writing Program."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

2-4 months / 106 days

Acceptance Rate

3.51%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes: Twitter: Yes | Instagram: No

Accepted genres

4 genres

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Translation

No specific limitations

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Translation

No specific limitations

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
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Track submission

105

Total submissions tracked

106 days

Average response time

3.51%

Average acceptance rate

24 days

Fastest response time

268 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 574 days, 952 days, 1321 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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Rights for published work

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Additional info

Copies. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which they are published, an opportunity to purchase additional copies at half-price, and a one-year subscription.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1996 | United States

Washington Square Review, an award-winning journal of new fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translations, and interviews, is published biannually by the students and faculty of the NYU Graduate Creative Writing Program.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Joanna Yas

Editor-in-Chief

Matthew Rohrer

Executive Editor

Darin Strauss

Executive Editor

Kate Abram

Managing Editor